More Pain Medications News

• Human Body May Make Its Own 'Aspirin'

  December 31 (HealthDay News) -- Salicylic acid, the key component that gives aspirin its anti-inflammatory ...

• 10% of U.S. High School Seniors Use Vicodin

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- While marijuana and alcohol use has declined among teens, the ...

• Painkillers Linked to Increase in Overdose Deaths

  December 9 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths from overdoses of prescription drugs, primarily pain relievers, appear ...

• Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study

  December 5 (HealthDay News) -- Allowing patients to control their own pain medication intravenously is ...

• New Twist on Treatment of Foot Pain

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- Italian researchers say they've developed a fast, effective, non-invasive treatment ...

• New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

  November 24 (HealthDay News) -- A drug called telcagepant proved safe and effective in treating ...

• Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- The increased risk of heart attack that comes with the ...

• Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA

  October 28 (HealthDay News) -- Drug giant Bayer HealthCare is illegally marketing two unapproved over-the-counter ...

• Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

  October 28 (HealthDay News) -- TNF-antagonists, drugs widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), don't ...

• Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

  October 27 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs etanercept and methotrexate are safe and effective for ...

• Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients

  October 26 (HealthDay News) -- The drug pegloticase (Puricase) may help gout patients who've had ...

• One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues

  October 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that almost one-quarter of biologic therapies approved ...

• Smoking, Gender Affect Pain Treatment Effectiveness

  October 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women appear to respond better than men to chronic pain ...

• Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended

  October 13 (HealthDay News) -- When the pain killer Vioxx was pulled from the market ...

• NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk ...

• Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine

  October 8 (HealthDay News) -- A cell protein routinely used as a diagnostic for prostate ...

• Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Simple changes to hospital procedures can significantly reduce the side ...

• Popular Supplements Don't Work Against Arthritis: Study

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The popular supplements glucosamine and chondroitin are no better than ...

• Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage

  September 24 (HealthDay News) -- The painkiller pentazocine may help prevent diabetes-related retinal damage that ...